Hair-pin.



Ji T. LEONARD.

HAIR PIN.

PrLIoATIol num ssr'r. 19, 191s.

Patented June 30, 19.14.

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Tall whmnfz't may concern." 7" in members'1', terxninating inndconnoted Be it 'known that I, JOSEPH TLYLEONRD, a citizen of the United States, .rsiding at St. Charles, in' the county of'St. yhai-les and State of Missouri, und useful Improvements ini 4air-Pins, of which the following'is a' specification.'

have"in vented certain new My invention relates` to-improvements in' huir pins, the primary object being to-provide an improved pin of` this class with improved means same in position when inserted in the hair thereby preventing disarrangement and rctaining the saine 1n proper. position as against accidental looscningor loss.

` A further object is toiprovide an im irovcd hair pin of-this class having-'its' anc `oring orsecuring parts so constructed, arranged, and disposed as convenient operation of thesnmein the anchoring or releasing movements without in any way interfering W'ithithe general convenience and `eilicienoy ofthe hair pin -as-a whole. v

lVith'the abovev mentioned andv other ends in'vicw, the inventionv consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and `combination of parts, hereinafterl described, illustrated in some of itsvembodimentsfin the accom- 30 panying drawings, and particularly pointed cnt in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of this specification Figure 1, is a plan view of a hair pin constructed in 'accordance with .this invention, the anchoring .members being for'securing' or anchoring the .to 'penn-it .of the ready and detached'. F ig. 2,'asimilar View ofl lie'com plete hair pin, the anchoring mem` in their closed positionorret'ainin the pin after the latter is inserted;v Fig. 3, asimilar view ofthe same, the anchoringor securing members being in their open or retracted position .preparatory Ato :inserting the improved hair pin in or removing the Asame from the hair. Fig. 4, an enlarged side elevation of one of the improved anchoring-or securing members removed. Fig. Qua-'view of the outer or convex side of the same. Fig. 6, aview of the inner or concave side of the same. -Fig. 7 a view of a modified form the lanchor members y being in position;

Similar' rs'being.

their` retracted I Y v numerals of reference designate like parts throughout 'all the figures Qtzpthe Y `improved pinv wheny inserted lin the hai'rfas v well as prov1d1ng convenient means forl're. y leasmgthepin preparatory to A'the` 'removal adapted to ride upon and frictionally en the inner periphery .oaf the loop liead '2'.

Alower portions of Athe sleeve v1n mbers are out( -loop head' being `preferably substantially shaped as shownQiZ--i 5.; 5 00' semi-'circular 'or ring Asa means for anchoring or securing of the latter, anchor or spurmembers 3," are provided, said anchor members being fofcurved segmental form, and in the present instance, vslidably mounted'llPOIl and con nected t'o-opposite portions of the head or loop 2, by means of sleeve portions forming guides, said imchors being oppositely' arranged and being adapted to be stopped in their respective closed and o en positions, as shown in Figs'. v2 and -3 .of tlie drawings, by the means hereinafter described. C

As a means for -resiliently holdin'g'or .lock 75 ing the anchor members in their respective l. j` closed and open positions,'the sleeveorf- 'y tions of the anchors are each provided a out their inner peripheries with struck outfspring tongue members 3, .(see. vFig. 6,) 80

a e i the inner-periphery Aof the curved loop g 2, and-to be seated in suitably formed fand4 spaced notches 2*, (see Fig. 1;)' formedahout As a means for stoplping bers 3, in their proper' c osed lortion as shown in Fig. 2, of th the' anchorv meme rawings, the

away to form'l shouldered rec s'ses 3"',- t lre` ceive and abutagainst the .o ter bas portions ol' the pin members 1, and as a means? for'the convenient Aopening and closing of the lanchor members vided with operating pins or studs3. the modiicationshown i`n- Fig. 7 ofthe drawin s, he sleeve of the anchor xn'mbgr' are slig tly extended-so as to 'abut ag each other at the rear centralporton o 1th loop head 2, when the anchors are.inftlief` open or retracted position as 'sho n ndgtlie. ton es 3*, and operating studsj3,fdispense wi the sleeveportions of the anchors ojectedposi- 3, the latter may l e Phery,

md seure by Letters Pten't, -is, ea and provided withv 'struck otjtongue Aha' pin, having e curved-loop head mem rs adapted to beseated-in said stol` vprovided.mth p 'an segmental anchor notches when said anlchorsleevs are move v sleeves "sliddbly mounted ori said loop head to their projected 'o'sitionsan .'ppoyidedwith stops/ edepted 1go oopern testimony w ereof I have aiivxed mv 20 l 

